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APPLICATION FILED IUNEZ, 1916. RENEWED MAY 12, I9!!!- Patented June 10, 1919.

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SHEET DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRINTING PRESSES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, I916- RENEWED MAY IL 1919.

Patented June 10, 1919.

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HOWARD M. BARBER, or STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO C. B. COTTRELL &

SONS COMPANY, or NEW YORK, 1v. RATION or nELAwAnEL Y., AND STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPO- SHEET-DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR PRIN TIN G-PRESSES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD M. BARBER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Stonington, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet- Delivery Mechanism for Printing-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

In printing presses where very wide webs travel of the wide web to permit it to be out as it passes through said cutters.

The principal object of this invention is to provide meansfor slitting the wide web into two or more narrow 'webs, to provide separate sheet cutting means for each narrow web andto provide means for collecting groups ofslieets cut from said narrow webs.

. A further object is to provide means for delivering the groups of sheets Hat and side by side if so desired.

My invention also more particularly in cludes the provision of means for passing the narrow webs and the sheets out therefrom and collected, through the machine in different paths without lateral movement, the cutting devices forthe narrow webs being of less length than the wide web and being arranged in difierent transverse planes, the sheet delivery mechanism being of the full width of the wide web. I

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of so much of a flat sheet delivery mechanism for printing presses as will give a clear understanding of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical. longitudinal section through the same,

Fig. 3 is a detail section showlng certain of the gripper operatingcams not shown in Fig. 2, and g Fig. 4 is a detail view of the The wide web 1 is passed over a slitting roll 2 where it is slit longitudinally of its Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11119 10 1919, Application filed June 2,1516, Serial No. 101,3l3. Renewed May 12, 1919.

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travel into narrow webs in the present instance two narrow webs, by a slitting disk 3.

The two narrow webs 4 and 5 then pass between the rolls 6 and 7 and the narrow web 4 is passed rearwardly and around the roll 8 while the narrow web 5 is passed forwardly and around the roll 9. Two pairs of coacting rotary cutters 10, 11, and 12, 13, are arranged in different transverse planes, the cutters 10, 11, being used to cut sheets from the narrow web' 4 and the cutters 12, 13, being used to cut sheets from the narrow web 5.

Means are provided for passing the narrow web 4 through the rotary cutters 10, 11, which means, in the present instance, is shown as an endless carrier, in which the sidechains 14, which pass over the upper and lower sprockets 15, 16, are .provided with side grippers 17 carried at intervals along the same and arranged to graspthe side edges of the narrow web 4 before the web reaches the rotary cutters 10, 11, and

carry the web through said rotary cutters direct the head of the narrow cutters 12, 13, and direct the head of the narrow web into the guide 23.

A rotary sheet carrier 24 is provided with a set of grippers 25 arranged to transfer the sheets cut from the narrow web 4 to successivesets of grippers 26 on the rotary sheet collecting carrier 27. In the present instance, the carrier 27 is shown as being provided with three collecting surfaces and three sets of grippers 26. Three sets of grippers 28'on the rotary sheet collecting carrier 27 are arranged in alinement with the three sets of grippers 26, which sets of grippers 28 are arranged in the plane of the narrow web 5 and are operated to take the heads of the sheets cut from the narrow web 5 as they leave the guide 23.

A fixed cam 29 is arranged to control the operation of the grippers 25 on the rotary carrier 24 at the time of receiving the sheet cut from the narrow web 4 and a fixed cam 30 is arranged in position to operate the grippers 25 at the time of transferring the said sheet to its set of grippers 26 on the rotary sheet collecting carrier 27.

A .fixed 02111131 is arranged in position to control the. operation of the sets of. grippers 26 on the rotary sheet collecting carrier 27 at the point where they receive the sheets cut-from thenarrow web 4:11 inovable cam 32 controlled by a rotary cam 38 is arranged in position to, control the operation of the grippers 2G to transfer a eellect-ed group of two sheets in the present instance cut from the narrow web A nioyable'carn 34;,eo11'trolled by a rotary earn 355s arranged to control the ep'eration of'the grippers28 to transfer a collected group: of two sheets cut from the narrow web5. i

Rotary sheet carriers 36, 37 are provided, respectively, with sets'of grippers 318, 39,"for transferring the collected groups of sheetseachcutfroin the narrow webs and 5 to; successive sets of grippers 10 carried by the side chains 41 of an endless delivery carrie r42, whichside chains pass over the in; a a d, outer r k 3 1 The 2 :115- e t a i fr h d t v eposit t e h ll h -hd groups of sheets fiat and side by side upon a suitablesurface li V A fixed cain is arranged to control the operation of the grippersSS oi the rotary sli'ee't carrier 3 G andfixed earns 7, 15, arranged to control the operation. of the grippers 3%) of the rotary sheet carrier 37.

Fixed cams 49, 5,0, are arranged to controlthe Ope ratipn of the sets grippers 40; of the endless delivery carrier. at their, receiving and delivery points, respectively.

The canes. for controlling the operation of the side grippers: on the endless carrier which conveys the narrow web a through the rotary cutters 10, 1 1, are denoted by 51,

52, and the, cams for controlling the operash of e d prersof the car ier which conveys t e narrow web, 5 through the rotary ut r 12, 'e e eted by 53,

e sida'f ames i t machine are de: ted.- hy 55, 5h r d. e nte med ate sh rt; hsi ud ha ame y 5%, 58- he rotary tt r 112 A and he eans o passin the narrow web 4 through the cutters are, oun ed betw n t e side in a e ,6: a the intermediate frame 57;. The rotary (putters 12 an a d 119 eans or Pas ng heme W b th re lr gh are mounte hetwe h,

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th s ocat ng e ch ter f r he We l r: r w W n ifiere t rans e e Pla ns- The rolls 2, Grand; 7 extend-the. ful-liwidth of the wide web and the rolls 8 and 956XLB11C1 prefi lr hly nly t e W or their, respective, narrow webs' i and; 5. Lhe rotary carrier 2,4 and its grippers 25 extend; preferably only the width and in the plane of the narrow web 4 while the rotary carriers 27,

36, and 37 and the, endless carrier 42 extend the full width of the wide web so as toproperly handle the sheets cut and collected from the narrow webs 4c and: 5-,respectively, side byside. V 1

The shaft of the slitter 3v is geared .to the sha t 9 e :0112tl r' 1 shtl gears andthe shafts ofthe-reuse, 7 and 8, are driven through the gears 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67. The rotary cutters 10, 11, are driven h u h the g ars 7 69 70. Th n carrie1'" f0r feeding tlieweb 4: through the cutters 10 and 11 is driven from the gear 71' on the shaft of the gutter 11'; The rotary cutters aredriven through the gears 72, 13,74, the roll 9 driven htbtsh' t e se 5 ft The nd th??? t asin th narr Web, 5

78. hlier a y'rw e 2t 3 nd 7 a driven through the, gears 79, 80, 81, 8.2, and the delivery carrier. is driven througl the gears 83, Set. 'Ihe, shaft for the war was nd. is, dri e hr r t e ea Qth ugh h sea 8 r torn the, L hove. description, it will be seen hhh ;i* 1 ,-Yid ns Separate in m t r anisin for each: narrow web, the cutting mechanisms are; within a convenient lengtli' for accurate 'and rapid severing of thesheetsffroni thef'narrow webs. I

It'will also beseen that by collecting. the sheets a l 'essnn inber of deliveries is provided a the sanie'tinie niore weight ach. 'cl hiry s. p t d wh l 'is Par tien la rl jf desirable her lightweight niater al is. being handled; l 5 Itwill' also hasten thatthe, narrow webs, and; the sheets eutand eeliecteau e -en n may; be, gassed through the, machine without at zall mehti itjis; evident t at slight changes may be ama a l e' =he h a e ahe aeht 9f. he a? ial Par s i thht e-i Part 1 2" 19M1 piri and sc p of at hh a ie e dp not sh l m tmyself strictlyhto the, structurev herein showin'alnd described, but i i' it Whetlr a mi fi y a A M ahs iotai he a; W e W b n o. a row W ebs'and for leading the narrow: webs hmh hfli f heh Pat s ammi heet a he devi es said Pat ihr- 'i- 'd 'ha 'ev v webs, means foncolleeting groul sfof sheets .120 out from said na-rrowwebaand means for eliv n thegioi es of she t s e 'y id 2. Means for slitting a webfinto nan- QFX- 13 a d. er ea ihe he r w vhisi hrou h iif feht. Paths eparate sh a 125 ting devices in said paths'forsaid narrow webs. fer ql ee i s ro p f he cut from saidnarrow webs, an d ineansifor delivering the groups 01:} sheets flat Iand side 3. Means for slitting a wide web into narrow webs and for leading the narrow webs through difierent paths, separate sheet cutting devices in said paths for said narrow webs and means for collecting groups of sheets cut from said narrow webs including a rotary carrier having independently operating sets of grippers.

a. Means for slittin a wide web into narrow webs and for leading the narrow webs through different paths, separate sheet cutting devices in said paths for said narrow webs, means for collecting groups of sheets cut from said narrow webs including a rotary carrier having independently operating sets of grippers, and means for delivering the groups of sheets.

5. Means for slitting a wide web into narrow webs, separate sheet cutting devices for said narrow webs, means for collecting groups of sheets cut from said narrow webs including a rotary carrier having independently operating sets of grippers, and means for delivering the groups of sheets including a carrier having a common set of grippers for taking the groups of sheets and delivering them side by side.

6. Means for slitting a wide web into narrow webs, separate sheet cutting devices for said narrow webs, a rotary sheet collecting carrier having alined independently operating sets of grippers for taking and collect- 1ng groups of sheets from their respective sheet cutting devices and a sheet carrier hawing a common set of grippers for taking the groups of sheets and delivering them side by side.

7. Means for slitting a wide web into narrow webs and leading the narrow webs through different paths, separate pairs of rotary cutters in said paths of less length than the wide web for cutting sheets from their respective narrow webs and a common means for collecting groups of sheets cut from said narrow webs, the narrow webs and the sheets out therefrom being collected and passed through the machine without lateral movement.

8. Means for slitting a wide web into narrow webs, separate pairs of rotary cutters of less length than the wide webs for cutting sheets from their respective narrow webs and a rotary sheet carrier of the full length of the Wide web having independently operating alined sets of grippers for collecting groups of sheets cut from said narrow webs.

9. Means for slitting a wide web into nar row webs, separate pairs of rotary cutters of less length than the wide webs for cutting sheets from their respective narrow webs and a rotary sheet carrier of the full length of the wide web having independently operating alined sets of grippers for collecting groups of sheets cut from said narrow webs, and a sheet delivery carrier having grippers of the full length of the wide web for delivering the groups of sheets side by side.

10. Means for slitting a wide web into narrow webs and leading the narrow webs through different paths, separate sheet cutting devices in said paths for said narrow webs, a common sheet collecting device and a common sheet delivery device, all operable to pass the narrow webs and the sheets cut therefrom through the machine without lateral movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 31st day of May, A. D. 1916.

HOWARD M. BARBER.

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